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RE: My DIY nuclear battery: A (more detailed) writeup
I think a nuclear battery can be built by Nuclear fusion,because fusion is more easily achieved with lightest elements such as hydrogen,nuclear repulsion is easily overcome as nuclei approach each other. The raw materials for fusion are more cheaply and readily available. Like the electrolysis of sea water which is cheap and in plentiful supply.
Unfortunately for us, no one has ever achieved break-even fusion even in the biggest facilities. Maybe one day!
That being said, you can build DIY fusion devices (usually fusors) at home, but they usually cost a few thousands of dollars and produce something like a milliwatt of fusion energy for every kilowatt input, so no net output. It's something I eventually want to do, but just for fusion's sake, as no one will produce any usable electricity with a fusor.